Dance of Zalongo or Women of Souli, Claude Pinet, circa 1855

Dance of zalongo or women of souli was a painting created by french painter claude pinet. He captures the event dance of zalongo minutes before 60 souli women jumped off a cliff with their children committing suicide rather than suffering rape and lifelong torture. The theme was adopted in countless paintings including the series les femmes souliotes by ary scheffer and a work created by filippo agricola entitled young albanian being chased by a turk. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1855. Dimensions: height: 69 cm (27.1 in); width: 90 cm (35.4 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Benaki Museum. Dance of Zalongo